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<a id='L1' name='L1'></a>Read the INSTALL file for the complete instructions. 
<a id='L2' name='L2'></a> 
<a id='L3' name='L3'></a>GNU Midnight Commander requires glib2.
<a id='L4' name='L4'></a> 
<a id='L5' name='L5'></a>GNU Midnight Commander uses the S-Lang screen library by default. It
<a id='L6' name='L6'></a>tries the S-Lang library installed on the system.  If it's not found,
<a id='L7' name='L7'></a>the included S-Lang sources are used.  It is also possible to use
<a id='L8' name='L8'></a>ncurses as the screen library.
<a id='L9' name='L9'></a> 
<a id='L10' name='L10'></a>1. Configure the package for your system.
<a id='L11' name='L11'></a> 
<a id='L12' name='L12'></a>Normally, you just `cd' to the package main directory and type
<a id='L13' name='L13'></a>`./configure'.
<a id='L14' name='L14'></a> 
<a id='L15' name='L15'></a>The most often needed options to configure are following:
<a id='L16' name='L16'></a> 
<a id='L17' name='L17'></a>`--prefix=PATH'
<a id='L18' name='L18'></a>        By default, `make install' will install the package's files
<a id='L19' name='L19'></a>        in `/usr/local/bin', `/usr/local/man', etc. or to `/usr/bin',
<a id='L20' name='L20'></a>        `/usr/man', etc. depending on the location of an old mc binary.
<a id='L21' name='L21'></a>        If you have none in your system, default will be `/usr/local'.
<a id='L22' name='L22'></a>        You can specify an installation prefix other than default by
<a id='L23' name='L23'></a>        giving `configure' the option `--prefix=PATH'.
<a id='L24' name='L24'></a> 
<a id='L25' name='L25'></a>`--with-screen={slang|ncurses}'
<a id='L26' name='L26'></a>        Choose the library used to manage interaction with the terminal.
<a id='L27' name='L27'></a>        `slang' means S-Lang library already installed on the system,
<a id='L28' name='L28'></a>        `ncurses' means ncurses library already installed on the system.  
<a id='L29' name='L29'></a>        The installed S-Lang library is used by default if found.
<a id='L30' name='L30'></a> 
<a id='L31' name='L31'></a>You may also want to specify CFLAGS for the compiler, even if it finds
<a id='L32' name='L32'></a>itself some defaults by typing e.g.
<a id='L33' name='L33'></a> 
<a id='L34' name='L34'></a>./configure CFLAGS=-O3
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<a id='L36' name='L36'></a>2. Type `make' to compile the package.
<a id='L37' name='L37'></a> 
<a id='L38' name='L38'></a>3. Type `make install' to install programs, data files, and
<a id='L39' name='L39'></a>documentation.  You may need to run this command as root.
<a id='L40' name='L40'></a> 
<a id='L41' name='L41'></a>If you're on a GNU/Linux system, this will install the `cons.saver'
<a id='L42' name='L42'></a>utility, which allows the Midnight Commander to save and restore the
<a id='L43' name='L43'></a>screen contents.  This utility can be installed setuid root, but it's
<a id='L44' name='L44'></a>only needed on systems where users cannot access /dev/vcsaN, where N is
<a id='L45' name='L45'></a>the virtual console number, on which the uses is logged on.
<a id='L46' name='L46'></a> 
<a id='L47' name='L47'></a>If you're making a mc binary distribution for other people and want to
<a id='L48' name='L48'></a>package the whole installed tree, use `make install DESTDIR=PATH', which
<a id='L49' name='L49'></a>will make PATH the root for installation.
<a id='L50' name='L50'></a> 
<a id='L51' name='L51'></a>4. Type `mc' and enjoy!
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